A PhD Candidate in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UNO.
Research Interests: Biopsychosocial criminology and quantitative methods
Teaching Interests: Research methods and statistics
Where I’m from: Detroit, Michigan
Fun fact: I’m a Detroit Lion’s fan
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Statistics can be a vehicle that leverages complex machinery to help you reach new destinations (conclusions) not otherwise accessible.
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Statistics is skill-based!
And like any skill (e.g., playing piano, learning a new language, dribbling a ball), it requires practice, practice, and even more practice.
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Exams (multiple-choice and problem sets)
Homework (submit your hand written calculations)
Participation
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I encourage you all to work together on assignments, however submitted assignments should be done individually and should be written in your own words.
Exams will be completed in-person, so I will know if you cheat (e.g., ChatGPT) on your homework.
ChatGPT (or any LLM) is a tool that I encourage you to use if you get stuck on something or need clarification but copy and pasting from it is plagiarism and I will treat it as such.
A couple options:
Talk to me after class
We can set up a time on Zoom
Focusing without distraction, allows your specific brain circuits to strengthen which ‘cements’ the skill.
If you are distracted or ‘task switching,’ you will have too many circuits firing to promote optimal learning.
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